LOL, With a cashless society system it will be the poor and homeless who will suffer.For the simple fact they cannot afford to accept any kind of electronic transactions. Cash only please.
Yea chips are used in many of today's luxury's,like driving a car,flying in a plane.I don't know about crime because I don't think a chip would stop someone from commenting a crime.
And if it is something in the religious category like a the mark of the beast,well not sure,Seems the chip wouldn't mean much in the end.